Locating Leaks

You have a leak?  Mains water, Tank Water, Bore Water …… doesn’t matter to us, we can AND we will find it!

Locating Water Leaks

We have a full range of equipment enabling us to locate leaks in all sorts of situations, from standard size residential properties to commercial facilities and recently we took it to another level as had to find a leak on 40 acres of national park!

We have a range of specialised equipment including acoustic listening devices capable of pin pointing leaks in multiple types of installations incl under concrete, in walls and roof spaces etc We also utilise other types of various specialised cameras including thermal imaging, Inspection cameras that can get into places you didn’t think possible, air injection manifolds all of which assist us in pin pointing leaks as quickly as possible.

Words we hear regularly and secretly like to hear, “we have had multiple plumbers out and all have been unable to find it”, “you are the third person who has tried to find this”, our response is always the same “Challenge accepted”!

We don’t give up, we will find it, and if you want us to, we can facilitate the repair within 24hrs.

In some of the more complex situations we will engage our preferred plumbers to attend with us and working together we will find and fix it, no matter how hard the task is!

Send through your details with as much information as possible about the leak and we will schedule it in and be with you as soon as we can!

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Location Services FAQs

Can you locate plastic pipes?

Similar to fibre we cannot locate using the EMF locator on its own but use the Traced Rodders to feed into the pipe before putting a signal through it to get route and depth readings.

Can you locate through concrete?

Yes, although steel reinforcing within the concrete can distort signal although utilising specialist techniques we can and do still locate the services.

Can you identify breaks/blockages in pipes?

Yes, we have successfully done this for numerous clients who had spent a lot of time (and $$$) digging trying to locate blockages before engaging our services.

Can you locate fibre?

Fibre itself is not picked up by EMF and we cannot put a signal through it, what we do is utilise Tracer Rodder to put in the conduit with the fibre and then we can follow route and get depths reading from the EMF equipment we use.  In a lot of cases fibre will utilise same conduit Telstra use which is traceable by EMF.

What depth are power cables layed at?

Australian Standard states power cables should be at 600mm deep although this is not always the case and can never be assumed as correct, we have seen power cable at 150mm deep where tree roots had lifted the conduits up over years.

Does the power need to be off to locate power cables?

No, we use specialist clamps which go round the cable/conduit to push a signal through the cable.

Do Dial Before You Dig Plans (DBYD) not show you where everything is?

No, a common misconception is that the DBYD plans are enough to give you all the info you need prior to starting work.  The DBYD plans “should” tell you of all the services/assets in the area you have stated but they are not always complete and/or accurate and also put the liability firmly with who is doing the excavation to investigate (engage location services) further and identify actual routes prior to starting.

Do DBYD plans show what’s on your property?

No, DBYD plans stop at your boundary and its never a good idea to assume route and depth of services once on your property.

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